Combustor panel mounting systems and methods
US10801730B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 12, 2017 |
| Grant date | Oct 13, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 3, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF23R2900/03044
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Combustors of gas turbine engines having a combustor shell having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, a first securing element positioned at the first end of the combustor shell, a second securing element positioned at the second end of the combustor shell, a plurality of high temperature material panels fixedly secured by the first securing element at the first end and the second securing element at the second, wherein a panel gap is formed between edges of adjacent high temperature material panels of the plurality of high temperature material panels, and a seal divider extending from the first end to the second end and positioned on the combustor shell and arranged to seal the panel gap between adjacent first and second high temperature material panels.
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